Silvan סילבן
Silvan is a first name, written סילבן in Hebrew (male given name). Silvan appears 324 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 323 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 324
- Chance alone
- 323
- P (≥ found)
- 0.47
- Shortest skip
- 7
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, סילבן appears 324 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 323, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 7 — the first at Exodus 25:25, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,474 sequences of סילבן, against about 2,542 from chance alone.
- Genesis 83
- Exodus 51
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 109
- Deuteronomy 48
The shortest skips
וְעָשִׂיתָ לּוֹ מִסְגֶּרֶת טֹפַח סָבִיב וְעָשִׂיתָ זֵר־זָהָב לְמִסְגַּרְתּוֹ סָבִֽיב
And thou shalt make unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,488Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְֽרָאִיתָ סוּס וָרֶכֶב עַם רַב מִמְּךָ לֹא תִירָא מֵהֶם כִּֽי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עִמָּךְ הַמַּֽעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for the LORD thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 281,507Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁכֹּן כְּבוֹד־יְהוָה עַל־הַר סִינַי וַיְכַסֵּהוּ הֶעָנָן שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים וַיִּקְרָא אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִתּוֹךְ הֶעָנָֽן
And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 113,309Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַע אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד מַחֲנֵה הַלְוִיִּם בְּתוֹךְ הַֽמַּחֲנֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר יַחֲנוּ כֵּן יִסָּעוּ אִישׁ עַל־יָדוֹ לְדִגְלֵיהֶֽם
Then the tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set forward in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place, by their standards.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 189,528Open in the laboratory →
עֹלַת שַׁבַּת בְּשַׁבַּתּוֹ עַל־עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד וְנִסְכָּֽהּ
This is the burnt-offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.
skip 79, width 79 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 235,646Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,646 sequences of סילבן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,613).
- Genesis 83
- Exodus 51
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 109
- Deuteronomy 53
- Joshua 27
- Judges 62
- Samuel 91
- Kings 132
- Isaiah 91
- Jeremiah 94
- Ezekiel 99
- The Twelve 79
- Psalms 185
- Proverbs 56
- Job 51
- Song of Songs 6
- Lamentations 15
- Ecclesiastes 24
- Esther 32
- Daniel 64
- Ezra–Nehemiah 91
- Chronicles 118
Outside the Torah
וְאֵת פַּרְמַשְׁתָּא וְאֵת אֲרִיסַי וְאֵת אֲרִדַי וְאֵת וַיְזָֽתָא
and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,033,083Open in the laboratory →
וּפִֽינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר נָגִיד הָיָה עֲלֵיהֶם לְפָנִים יְהוָה עִמּֽוֹ
and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, the LORD being with him.
skip 27, width 27 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,112,553Open in the laboratory →
קָרְסוּ כָֽרְעוּ יַחְדָּו לֹא יָכְלוּ מַלֵּט מַשָּׂא וְנַפְשָׁם בַּשְּׁבִי הָלָֽכָה
They stoop, they bow down together, they could not deliver the burden; and themselves are gone into captivity.
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 622,739Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סילבן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as סילבן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 152.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Silvan appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, סילבן appears 324 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 323, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Silvan in the Torah?
Skip 7, reading forward from Exodus 25:25 — the shortest of 324 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 323.
How is Silvan spelled in Hebrew?
Silvan is spelled סילבן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 152.
Is Silvan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,646 sequences of סילבן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,613).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 323 here) beside the count.